Nickel and cent 1898 Trans-Mississippi expo elongated coins
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These are from the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Expo that was held in Omaha. From what I've learned this was the second time coins were elongated. The first was in Chicago in 1893 for the Columbian Expo.
The first coin is a 1897 elongated nickel
What I think is really cool about it is that nickels aren't usually elongated because they are so hard.
The next is a 1890 Indian Head cent.
I thought these were a pretty cool piece of Omaha history thinking about who and why someone wanted to have these made at the exposition.
The first coin is a 1897 elongated nickel
What I think is really cool about it is that nickels aren't usually elongated because they are so hard.The next is a 1890 Indian Head cent.
I thought these were a pretty cool piece of Omaha history thinking about who and why someone wanted to have these made at the exposition.
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The nickel is about the most common coin used in Columbian Expo elongates. On 1933-34 Chicago Worlds Fair elongates, cents were used almost exclusively. I happen to have one that was rolled on a nickel.
<< <i>Those are nice elongates. They always attract alot of attention on Ebay. This one went for $80 on Ebay this week.
I watched that one but $80 was a little too much for me.
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